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Westjet to fly its first trans-Atlantic route to Dublin, Ireland

WestJet (Calgary) starting on June 15, 2014* will be offering its first trans-Atlantic service from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Dublin, Ireland, with connecting service from several other Canadian destinations.

St. John’s is actually closer to Dublin than Calgary.

Schedule highlights:

Route	Frequency	Dates^
St. John’s – Dublin	Daily	June 15, 2014 to October 5, 2014
Toronto (direct same plane) – Dublin**	Daily	June 15, 2014 to October 5, 2014
Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Montreal, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg – Dublin**	Daily	June 15, 2014 to October 5, 2014

*Subject to government approval.
^Schedule is subject to change without notice.
**Available daily through connections. Guests flying from Toronto will stop in St. John’s but will have the same plane to Dublin.

WestJet:

WestJet adds four new winter routes, including Calgary-Miami

WestJet (Calgary) announced today they are adding four new nonstop routes, two new year-round routes and increased frequency on 29 existing routes as part of the 2013-2014 winter schedule. Domestic routes now benefit from enhanced frequency in addition to several popular sun destinations, including Manzanillo and Ixtapa, Mexico, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, Varadero, Cuba and Hewanorra, St. Lucia.

WestJet Encore adds new nonstop routes to the network with flights between Winnipeg and Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Regina and between Vancouver and Kamloops, British Columbia. WestJet Encore frequency increases on routes between Calgary and Kamloops and routes between Edmonton and Saskatoon, Edmonton and Regina and Edmonton and Grande Prairie, Alberta. The WestJet Encore operated route between Vancouver and Victoria will also increase in frequency for the winter schedule.

Beginning October 27, 2013, WestJet moves from seasonal to daily year-round service between Toronto (Pearson) and Fort McMurray, Alberta and three-time weekly service between Toronto (Pearson) and Deer Lake, Newfoundland. Popular U.S. destinations will also see an increase in service with one new nonstop route between Calgary and Miami and more frequency between Calgary and Phoenix , Calgary and San Diego, Calgary and Orlando, Florida as well as Kelowna to Phoenix .

Details of WestJet Encore’s new non-stop routes are:

Routes	Frequency	Dates
Winnipeg – Saskatoon	Twice daily (Mon – Fri) Once daily (Sat – Sun)	February 15, 2014 – April 26, 2014
Winnipeg – Regina	Twice daily (Mon – Fri) Once daily (Sat – Sun)	January 15, 2013 – April 26, 2014
Vancouver – Kamloops	Daily	November 25, 2013 – April 26 2014

Details of WestJet’s new non-stop Calgary – Miami route is:

Route	Frequency	Dates
Calgary – Miami	Four times weekly (Mon/Thu/Fri/ Sat)	October 28, 2013 – December 14, 2013
Calgary – Miami	Six times weekly (Mon – Sat)	December 16, 2013 – April 26, 2014